Yes it does, and some ape has been in there before hammering on the impeller hub with a BFH. I couldn't find any evidence of balancing but the use of two 2 inch square head bolts in the hub may be an attempt - I'm going back using cup end set screws. I suspect this blower is a US made product of the '70's (one bearing seemed OK but the other was too loose in the housing). I'm speculating that it was also powered by an electric motor before since it had a multi-sheave pulley on it, and turned in the opposite direction. I have not run it yet, so we'll see.
Can anyone identify this blower?
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piper184
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That is a pretty good find Bob. I have an overstock of projects from good finds, most are in my someday pile, some are in the just in case I need it pile.
First glace it looked like a snowblower fan assembly, but I've never seen one made that way. Then I thought it must have been for moving air only, but an impeller like that is not optimal for that task either so there must have been something else mixed in the air stream.
Things that come to mind are:
grain vac blower
combine or silage chopper blower
dust collector fan
blower for flour or some other fine product
The 1/4" bolts suggest it was meant to be taken apart for maintenance.
Was there a cover over the opening where the shaft comes in?
Do you think the red paint in the discharge is original? If it was moving anything other than air one would expect the paint to show wear where it impacted the housing.
First glace it looked like a snowblower fan assembly, but I've never seen one made that way. Then I thought it must have been for moving air only, but an impeller like that is not optimal for that task either so there must have been something else mixed in the air stream.
Things that come to mind are:
grain vac blower
combine or silage chopper blower
dust collector fan
blower for flour or some other fine product
The 1/4" bolts suggest it was meant to be taken apart for maintenance.
Was there a cover over the opening where the shaft comes in?
Do you think the red paint in the discharge is original? If it was moving anything other than air one would expect the paint to show wear where it impacted the housing.
cwbyeng1300
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Looks like a blower fan for a IH or AC cotton stripper to me. Creates an air stream that sucks the cotton out of the header & blows it into the basket. Probably Allasion Chalmers.
Both of the side pieces have slots next to the openings on the outside which suggests there were sliding sheet metal pieces that regulated intake air flow. I'm not sure of the reasoning behind that. I'm going to cover the openings with expanded metal after I get it running. The red paint is not original, I sanded all the rust off and repainted for a smooth surface. The impeller is very similar in design to a Billy Goat debris blower.
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Can't find a photo of a AC stripper blower fan, but here is a pic of a John Deere fan.
cdaigle430
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At first it looked like something from the Homco line of vintage snowblowers.
cdaigle430
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Yes thats the one
piper184
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Looking good Bob.
Question: Do you think the intake openings are big enough to supply full flow through the output opening, or will you be restricting that down some to get higher velocity?
Question: Do you think the intake openings are big enough to supply full flow through the output opening, or will you be restricting that down some to get higher velocity?
There was one square piece of sheet metal with a U-shaped cutout for the shaft that slides in the slots. You can see the no-paint silhouette. It was almost fully closed when I got the blower. There are also slots on the other side and it appears that they were tied together with a common adjusting mechanism at one time to regulate intake airflow. The other blowers of this type (Agri-Fab, Olathe, Toro) seem to have smaller intakes. We'll have to see.
Test ran the engine today and set it in place. Still have to make a shaft guard.
One of my concerns is that it may not turn fast enough.
@Richard001 Does this look acceptable?
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piper184
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Looking good Bob. Now let's see it roll up a 4' high windrow of leaves.
oldtimer 66
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Maybe this? Terra King TKV20
Thank you. That is very close and the construction is similar including the belt drive, but the impeller has a closed back and the housing only has one opening. In viewing the videos of this unit in action it appears like it uses 540 r/m PTO speed and through the step-up pulley system might spin at ~2,000 r/m?
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